Wednesday, February 01, 2012

US envoy visits Vietnam amid human rights concerns

Kurt Campbell
Feb 1, 2012
DPA

Hanoi - Human rights were expected to top the agenda as the senior US diplomat on South-East Asia arrived in Hanoi Wednesday.

Vietnam is the second stop on a three-country tour for Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He arrived from Seoul and is to head to Cambodia Friday.

The visit came two weeks after Campbell called on Vietnam to improve its human rights record, saying it needed to do more to win support in Washington to expand cooperation.

At least 33 dissidents, bloggers and rights activists were imprisoned in Vietnam last year while 27 others were held without trial for their political and religious beliefs, according to Human Rights Watch.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

U.S. tell Vietcong to handle KhmerKrom back to us can you do that for us.

Anonymous said...

How many American was killed by Viet-cong and how many more Asian
was killed by communist who side with America, but now those was killed mean NOTHING. US do business with Communist Viet-cong like nothing happen happen in 50,60,70. US disroy
the countrie by B-52. Do you think
American care?

Anonymous said...

The causes of Khmer killing and dying in 1969-1972;then up to now.

*The West giant(USA)was against the
East giant(China),including:Russia,
North Korea,and Cuba.

*The West supported Lon Nol regime;
and the East by China,Russia,China,
North Korea,and Cuba.
The three countries fought:
-Lao was against Lao Vietminh.
-Khmer Republic was against Khmer
Sihanoukist,Khmer Rouge,and Khmer
Vietminh.
-South Vietnam was against Vietcong,North Vietnam.
The USA dropped bombs in Cambodia,
they killed 600,000 men during 1969-1972.
Vietnam govt used Khmer to kill
Khmer;and it used Lao to kill Lao people.
The war was over in 1975,but Vietnam is continuing to kill Khmer people up today.